{"id":402218,"date":"2026-01-11T19:47:48","date_gmt":"2026-01-11T19:47:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/402218\/"},"modified":"2026-01-11T19:47:48","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T19:47:48","slug":"mites-on-ice-event-with-lancaster-based-youth-hockey-club-turns-into-brawl-at-hershey-bears-game-local-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/402218\/","title":{"rendered":"Mites on Ice event with Lancaster-based youth hockey club turns into brawl at Hershey Bears game | Local News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Mites on Ice event featuring players from a Lancaster area youth hockey club devolved into a brawl between players between periods of a Hershey Bears game on Saturday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The Hershey Bears, like many hockey teams, feature Mites on Ice events in which youth hockey players compete against each other between periods of the game. However, on Saturday during an AHL contest between the Bears and the Cleveland Monsters at Giant Center, intermission entertainment turned into a melee between players of the Central Penn Panthers Youth Ice Hockey Club.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Videos posted to social media show players from the club\u2019s 8U team shoving each other onto the ice and throwing wild punches at both teammates and opposing players. Both teams during the intermission game were made up of Central Penn Panthers players.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hershey\u2019s mites on ice game went off the rails again. \ud83d\ude02<\/p>\n<p>Team White\u2019s tiny but heavily padded goalie didn\u2019t tend the goal and instead began cleaning house in a huge brawl.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfa5: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lhollenbach515?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@lhollenbach515<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dBunnD8S36\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/dBunnD8S36<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ian Oland (@ianoland) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ianoland\/status\/2010160567559041473?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">January 11, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">International sports media, including Barstool Sports and Fox Sports Australia, had shared footage of the fight by Sunday morning.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The club, based out of the Regency Sportsrink in East Hempfield Township, has been fielding youth hockey teams for over 30 years with age groups ranging from 4 to 18, according to their website.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">On Sunday, the club issued a statement via social media, stating that the incident was now under an internal review.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cAt this time, we believe it is important to allow this process to take place before drawing conclusions,\u201d club officials wrote in their statement. \u201cWe appreciate the patience and understanding of our families, partners, and community as we work through this matter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The Atlantic Amateur Hockey Association, the governing body for the regional affiliate of USA Hockey, said it was aware that an incident took place during Saturday\u2019s intermission game and would be investigating the matter. The Atlantic Amateur Hockey Association called it a staged fight.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Atlantic Amateur Hockey Association officials said disciplinary action would be taken against the players and team officials involved in the fight and that the intermission game had not been sanctioned by their organization or USA Hockey.<\/p>\n<p>                    <a href=\"https:\/\/lancasteronline.com\/news\/local\/data-center-water-usage-discussion-planned-in-wrightsville-next-week\/article_b59ef6aa-c144-4c00-a634-076ef9d07369.html\" class=\"tnt-asset-link\" aria-label=\"Data center water usage discussion planned in Wrightsville next week\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>                &#13;<br \/>\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mP8Xw8AAoMBgDTD2qgAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\" alt=\"Data center water usage discussion planned in Wrightsville next week\" class=\"img-responsive lazyload full white\" width=\"293\" height=\"195\" data- data-\/><br \/>\n                <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    <a href=\"https:\/\/lancasteronline.com\/news\/local\/pig-found-near-route-30-adjusts-to-life-at-lancaster-farm-sanctuary\/article_593b6887-eb51-489d-8e04-d9fdc42a8125.html\" class=\"tnt-asset-link\" aria-label=\"Pig found near Route 30 adjusts to life at Lancaster Farm Sanctuary\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>                &#13;<br \/>\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mP8Xw8AAoMBgDTD2qgAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\" alt=\"Pig found near Route 30 adjusts to life at Lancaster Farm Sanctuary\" class=\"img-responsive lazyload full white\" width=\"1125\" height=\"756\" data- data-\/><br \/>\n                <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    <a href=\"https:\/\/lancasteronline.com\/news\/local\/lancaster-township-police-chief-resigning-after-helping-negotiate-new-contract\/article_e706f287-2a9c-4c39-8809-bc05352e1927.html\" class=\"tnt-asset-link\" aria-label=\"Lancaster Township police chief resigning after helping negotiate new contract\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>                &#13;<br \/>\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mP8Xw8AAoMBgDTD2qgAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\" alt=\"Lancaster Township police chief resigning after helping negotiate new contract\" class=\"img-responsive lazyload full white\" width=\"1197\" height=\"873\" data- data-\/><br \/>\n                <\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n                Success! 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